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Website speed is an essential aspect of your online success – the longer it takes to load, the higher the possibility of your visitors leaving your site and never returning. This video will show you 11 simple ways to speed up a WordPress website.

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🕒 Timestamps

00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Pick a Reliable Hosting Plan
01:36 - Choose the Closest Server Location
02:55 - Use a Content Delivery Network
04:02 - Deliver Content Over HTTP/2
05:42 - Choose an Optimized Theme
07:29 - Optimize Images
08:35 - Update WordPress Core, Plugins, and Themes
10:06 - Uninstall Deactivated Plugins
11:10 - Minify HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Files
11:51 - Use the Latest PHP Version
12:49 - Optimize the WordPress Database
14:31 - Outro
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The site speed affects your bounce rates, conversions, page rank, and overall user experience.

So, here are 11 simple ways to speed up your WordPress website:

✅ Pick a Reliable Hosting Plan
Shared hosting will work well for a personal site or one with relatively low traffic. But, if it is an eCommerce site, hosting plans with dedicated resources like VPS and cloud hosting may be better options.

✅ Choose the Closest Server Location
The further the server is located from your target audience, the longer your site takes to load, especially if it contains lots of animations and videos.

✅ Use a Content Delivery Network
CDN is a group of servers spread out across many locations worldwide. When a user visits a website, the content will be loaded from the closest server, improving the load time.

✅ Deliver Content Over HTTP/2
This communication protocol allows developers to set which content should load first, lets browsers load different types of content in a single connection, and uses a compression format that shortens the load time.

✅ Choose an Optimized WordPress Theme
An optimized WordPress theme should be lightweight, compatible with various browsers, mobile responsive, AMP-ready, and have well-optimized code.

✅ Optimize Your Images
Optimize all images before uploading them to your site. You can also enable lazy loading to further increase the speed.
✅ Update the WordPress Core, Plugins, and Themes
Outdated software, plugins, and themes can slow down or even break your site – and expose your site to security vulnerabilities.

✅ Uninstall Deactivated Plugins
If you have plugins that you no longer use, completely delete them from WordPress. The fewer plugins you have, the lighter and faster your WordPress site will be.

✅ Minify HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Files
Remove unnecessary characters, such as line breaks and comments, from the code of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files to shrink file sizes by approximately 40 to 60%.

✅ Use the Latest PHP Version
Updating PHP will improve your site’s performance and overall security. But first, check your site's compatibility with the latest PHP version and test it in a staging environment to minimize risks.

✅ Optimize the WordPress Database
Optimize your WordPress database using phpMyAdmin or a WordPress database plugin.
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